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'Lens a lion in Sunderland draw'

Sunderland 1-1 Swansea

Kevin Kilbane

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"There will have been some harsh words exchanged this week at Sunderland. I've played at the Stadium of Light when the atmosphere isn't positive - it can be an intimidating place to play when things are going against you.

"But Jeremain Lens was outstanding - the way he took the bull by the horns with his creative play, was excellent."

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'Butland outstanding for Stoke'

Norwich 1-1 Stoke

Kevin Kilbane

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"We saw an outstanding performance from Jack Butland today. He made some incredible saves - and the one when he denied Cameron Jerome, with the ball already behind him, was brilliant. He was the man of the match for me - he's got Stoke the point today."

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'Hammers need more desire'

West Ham 3-4 Bournemouth

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic: "It went wrong from the start. We played a very bad first half. It is very hard to explain three of their four goals - you can't make errors like that at this level. They were more lively and more aggressive but you can't make those mistakes.

"It's not an alarming situation but we can't continue to play without more desire. We simply need a better mentality."

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Help from the fourth official?

"There was no flag from the assistant referee, but you could tell from the Aston Villa players' reaction that they thought James McArthur was offside for Crystal Palace's disallowed goal.

"They ran straight over, the referee and his assistant then conferred, and they came up with the correct decision. But because it was about a minute, whether or not the referee got word in his ear from the fourth official, I don't know."

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'Butland has a broken finger'

Norwich 1-1 Stoke

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I am happy. We had a decent amount of play in the first half but didn't create a great deal today, the conditions took the edge off our game. In the end we are grateful for a number of saves from Jack Butland who was outstanding today. At the moment Jack has a broken finger as well so that shows the strength of character he has. Xherdan Shaqiri will get better the longer he is with us but you can see that he will be a key player for us. He hasn't played much but the 90 minutes today will do him the world of good.

Mark HughesStoke manager

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Leicester 1-1 Tottenham

Steve Claridge

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"For Leicester's equalising goal, the Tottenham defender backed off Riyad Mahrez. That's because people are respecting him now - players are afraid of him, like you would be of Lionel Messi. When the defender backs off that yard from you, it's because he thinks you're going to go past him and it created the space for his shot."

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League Two full-time

Leyton Orient head the division after maintaining their 100 percent start with a 3-2 win at Newport . Wycombe remain unbeaten after a late leveller to draw 1-1 at home to Dagenham & Redbridge . Bristol Rovers keep pace with the early pace-setters after beating Barnet 3-1. Hartlepool lost for the first time, 2-0 at Stevenage .

There were away wins for Crawley and Plymouth , and draws at Carlisle , Exeter , Mansfield and Notts County . Yeovil recovered from two goals down to earn a first win of the season, 3-2 at home to Luton , and 10-man Portsmouth fought-back from three goals down to earn a point at home to Morecambe .

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West Ham 3-4 Bournemouth

Kevin Kilbane

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"Bournemouth were really unlucky with their result at Anfield on Monday but their reaction has been really impressive. Callum Wilson in particular. He's had to come back from injuries in his career, and first started to score goals at Coventry when they were really struggling.

"Now I'm looking at him to go on and score 15 goals this season. He's certainly up and running now. Outstanding today."

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'I was not expecting this weather'

Norwich 1-1 Stoke

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It was a really good game, the fans were great and it's very nice for me to play for 90 minutes. I'm sad that we did not win but a point was good for us in the end. It was unbelievably hot! I was not expecting this in England. But I am glad to be here - it is the best league in the world.

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Manager reaction

West Ham 3-4 Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe speaking to BBC Sport: "It was a really strange game. We were in cruise control in the first half but that seemed to go out of the window after half-time when we made some strange decisions.

"The only disappointment at half-time was that we were not more than 2-0 up.

"We have been really heartened by the two previous games but when you don’t win then naturally the players will question whether we are doing the right things."

On matchwinner Bakary Sako: "We've seen the power of Sako in training. This guy has come in to score goals. This win is for Yannick [Bolasie was given compassionate leave following a family bereavement]."

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'We deserve to be at this level'

Norwich 1-1 Stoke

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It's disappointing not to win. We had all the chances in the game but I can't complain with how we played. We were great and Jack Butland made some fantastic saves. There is no question that we deserve to be at this level.

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League One full-time

Coventry surrendered their 100 per cent start, losing 2-1 to neighbours Walsall . They are replaced at the top by Gillingham , who beat Wigan 2-0 thanks to goals from Bradley Dack. Sheffield United move up to fourth after a third consecutive victory, 2-0 against bottom club Blackpool .

Barnsley and Bradford fought-out a Yorkshire derby stalemate at Oakwell. It was also goal-less at Chesterfield and Scunthorpe . Swindon were the division's only away winners, 1-0 at Southend and there were home wins for Burton, Fleetwood Port Vale.

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'We are disappointed not to win'

Norwich 1-1 Stoke

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We are disappointed not to win the game but that shows the standards we set ourselves. We fought back and had enough chances to win the game. If it wasn't for Jack Butland we would have won but that is the quality he has. He should be back in the England squad. We have tremendous belief in our squad and we have the freedom to go and play.

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Championship full-time

Ipswich remain top after winning 2-1 at Preston . Charlton , scored a late winner to end Hull's unbeaten start 2-1. Fulham scored an injury-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at home to Huddersfield . Rotherham remain bottom after going down 4-2 at QPR, Charlie Austin scoring twice.

Stephen Dobbie scored Bolton's first goal of the season four minutes into injury time as they drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest. Burnley earned a first win of the season, 1-0 at home to Brentford. Bristol City upset Middlesbrough, winning 1-0 at the Riverside.